Gradlife Podcast

In this episode, Rory chats with Liam Grainger. A Business Information Systems graduate from UCC, he is currently working for Sprintax in New York City. They chat about how he made the transition from working in Dublin to NYC, life in the states and how he helps Irish graduates gain visas across the Atlantic.

In this episode, Rory speaks to Oscar Bennett. A Mechanical Engineering graduate, he is currently finishing his masters in Advanced Motor Sport Engineering in Cranfield University, UK. They discuss about this interesting research project in UCD, his internship with Porche, and his future in Formula 1.

In this episode Rory speaks with Ciara Dillon. Ciara has just finished the highly regarded ESTEEM Graduate Programme in The University of Notre Dame in Indiana, USA. Ciara is a Mechanical Engineering graduate from UCD and discusses her future in Engineering and the main differences between Ireland and the US.

In this episode, Rory chats with Darren O’Sullivan who is a Development Executive with Enterprise Ireland. They chat about graduating from UCD with a masters in Mechanical Engineering with Business, his internship in Amsterdam 3D printing bridges, his modelling career and his plans for the future.

In this episode, Rory speaks with Jamie Ó Flannúra, TV & Radio presenter. They speak about transitioning from a primary school teacher to a media presenter, New Year’s Celebrations in Dingle, his time in UCD and Mary I & his plans for 2024.

In this episode Rory, speaks with Sean Hughes about his career to date and his current role at Dogpatch.

In this episode of our Careers podcast, Ronan Mitchell speaks with Ethan Butler, Operations manager with NAMO.

In this podcast Rory speaks with Bord Bia International Market Executive, Nicole Healy. They discuss her time in UCD, growing up on a dairy farm and living in Amsterdam. They also talk about her role with Bord Bia and her integrated masters with the Graduate Programme.

In this episode our newest podcast host, Rory Monks speaks with Dan Lawlor of Enterprise Ireland

In the episode Ronan is joined by Sophie O' Grady, a business development executive with Enterprise Ireland. We spoke about her former role as director of Mountain View markets, a project she started. We also spoke about growing up in a family business and finding the balance between work and play. Enjoy!

In this episode, Tara chats to Richard Flood, a trade development executive for Enterprise Ireland who is based in Sydney, Australia. Richard and Tara discuss moving abroad at a young age, furthering your studies after college, the Enterprise Ireland Graduate Programme, and life in Sydney.

On today's episode, Ronan spoke with Eoghan Quinn, a trinity alum who is currently working as a paralegal for LexisNexis in London, while completing his FE1's. We spoke about how you can make the best of your law degree, he gave tips for people who are trying to secure a traineeship contract and he also talked about his contribution to a medical negligence book. Enjoy!

In this episode, Ronan spoke with Paddy Small, who is a commercial account executive for Datadog. We spoke about his role in Datadog, his route in education and work that got him to his current position and also how he balances a successful football career with Ballymun and Dublin GAA, with the demands of his professional career. Enjoy!

In this episode Ronan spoke with Grace Odlum, who works as a business development advisor for Asia Market Entry in Singapore. They spoke about her role within the business, adapting to moving and working in Singapore, her experience with the Enterprise Ireland Graduate programme and also her route that she took to get where she is today. Enjoy the podcast!

In this podcast our newest host - Ronan speaks with Scott Gault. Scott is a global content marketing assistant at Jameson. In this podcast he shares some advice on how to apply for their graduate programme, his passion for videography and his time living and working in India!  

In this episodes of the our Careers podcast, our newest host Theo speaks with Ciaran Burke. Ciaran is the founder of Swoop, a company which specialises in helping smb's gain acres to financing. To date the company has raised €10m at a €30m valuation. In this podcast they discuss how Ciaran doused swoop, his experiences from living and working in Sydney and his advice to young graduates starting gout in their careers. 

In this episode Holly speaks with Dan Thornberg. Dan has just founded a tech company called fludder which helps connects candidates and employers in the entry level job process.

In this episode of the GradLife careers podcast, Finn speaks with Sean Buckley. Sean has just set up his own football academy which is helping young kids excel and take their game onto the next level. He has had great success with it to date already working with 120 full time clients. This is a great listen for anyone interest in finding out more about how to create a career in sports.

In this podcast, Tara chats to Michael Culleton, an investment manager at Corcom, a residential and commercial property development company. Michael discusses graduating from TUD and completing a MSc in Milan in the height of the pandemic. Tara and Michael then chat about his different work experiences to date in sectors such property consultancy, chartered surveyors, sales and advertising. If you have any interest in Real Estate Property Investments, and Valuations of property, this interview is a must listen! 

In this episode Holly speaks with Daryl Egan. Daryl is a market executive working at Enterprise Ireland, who is currently working in their Amsterdam office. Daryl has lived and studied in numerous different countries across the world including the Middle East, Asia, North America and Europe. Daryl works to help connect Irish businesses to industry stakeholders in the Benelux region, a great listen for any students/graduates keen to find out more about the Irish global reach.